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Chromium is a free and open-source web browser developed by and primarily maintained by Google.[1] Several major web browsers use Chromium as the base of their software, including Google Chrome,[1] Microsoft Edge,[2] Opera/Opera GX,[3] Brave,[4] and others.
Controversies[edit | edit source]
Manifest V3[edit | edit source]
Manifest V3 is an update to the manifest structure used by browser-extensions across the majority of the browser market; it is presented as an upgrade to security, privacy and performance.[5][6] Manifest V3's changes restrict the access browser-extensions can have, presenting a security benefit by not allowing them to load remote resources on the fly or deeply alter rendered content. By doing so, the effectiveness of the browser market's most effective ad-blockers is diminished.[7] Workarounds and updated versions of Manifest V3 have been made but are less effective since, for example, blocked domains cannot be updated as conveniently.[8] This manifest change is backed by leading Chromium browsers, making it difficult for other browsers to match previous ad-blocking abilities without committing to sustaining Manifest V2 (such as Firefox, which also uses chromium-sourced manifests[9]) or sustaining their own ad-blocking solutions[10] of varied effectiveness.[11]
Licensing[edit | edit source]
Chromium's code is published under the 3-clause BSD license [12]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Google. "Chromium". Retrieved 2025-08-12.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "10 cool things to check out at Microsoft Build 2019". blogs.microsoft.com. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Today, Opera 15 has been updated to Opera 16". blogs.opera.com. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Brave - Homepage". brave.com. 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Li, David. "Resuming the transition to Manifest V3". Chrome for developers. Retrieved 24 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Overview and timelines for migrating to Manifest V3". Microsoft. 12 Sep 2024. Retrieved 24 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Siddiqui, Aamir (17 Nov 2023). "Google's Manifest V3 changes will soon disable uBlock Origin on Chrome". Android Authority. Retrieved 24 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Buria, Taras (3 Aug 2024). "uBlock Origin developer recommends switching to uBlock Lite as Chrome flags the extension". Neowin. Retrieved 24 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Sullivan, Edward (13 Mar 2024). "Manifest V3 & Manifest V2 (March 2024 update)". Mozilla. Retrieved 24 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "What Manifest V3 means for Brave Shields and the use of extensions in the Brave browser". Brave. 27 Jun 2024. Retrieved 24 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Manifest v3 update: Vivaldi is future-proofed with its built-in functionality". Vivaldi. 17 Jun 2024. Retrieved 24 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Google. "LICENSE". Retrieved 2025-08-12.
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